Thomas spukr whitman



THONIAS SPURR .WHITNIAN 0F ORKnNn; ,i ntrrrnorirne skATEs To Booms," 1Q :1M

Specification of Letters Eatent No. 26,540, dated` i U To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS SPURR WHIT- MAN, of the city, county, and Stateof New York, have invented a new and useful Im provement in Attaching Skates to the Soles of Boots; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication, in which- Figure l represents a perspective view of a gaiter boot with the skate'iron` attached to the sole of the same after my improved plan. Fig.` 2 is a longitudinal vertical section taken centrally through the sole of the boot, showing clearly the devices for securing the skate iron thereto. Fig. 3 is a top or plan view of the skate iron with its front end broken off, showing the plates and devices attached thereto for securnig the iron to the sole of the boot. i

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the three figures.. n

The object "fof this invention is to enable the skater to secure his skates to the feet quickly and rigidly without clamps or straps or screws, and to remove the same at pleasure with equal facility.

The nature of my invention consists in furnishing the soles 0f either boots or shoes with metal plates, the front part of the sole having a `plate with a box passin `through the sole and flush with its sur ace, into which boX is a recess and a transverse bar for receiving and holding a tongue projecting from the sole plate of the skate iron or runner; and on the inside of the heel of the boot or shoe is a recessed plate for receiving a spring pin or latch, which is attached to the heel plate ofthe skate iron, which latter device, with thevsole plate attachment, will secure the skate iron rigidly to the sole of the boot in a simple, cheap and efficient man-` ner, thus dispensing with all clumsy and painful attachments common `to skates of the present constructiomsuch as straps and clamps, as above stated, and rendering the skate fixtures light and portable:4 described and represented as follows In the drawings, A, represents the sole of the boot or shoe to which the runner orskate iron, B, is attached. .In the manufacture of the boots for skating purposes a plate, C, with an enlargement, D, having a recess, a, in it, as `clearly shown by Figs. l and 2,

`skate iron firmly in place against thehsolel Y is `screwed or` secured inwanygrsuitableqmanf 1 f; t

ner to the front 4part ofthe sole, A, `so that the recessed portion, D, `will beiiushlfwith` ,t the surface of the fsolewinside and` outside@ Q al is a pin or bar passingacross the recess, a, transversely with the lengthofthe sole. y; To the vertical innerface; of the heel, E@ s k1 is affixed a plate, F,\with asquare recess and n, a hole, c, of sufficient size to admit freely; a spring latch or bolt, hereinafter describedwe These heel fixtures, ,with `that above `dey scribed, constitute the `foot fastenings, and the boots may be `used in walking asfany` ordinary boot, without injurying or irripair-` il 1 ing the `plates aiiiXed to thema. 701 The skate irons, IB, `haveino stock asin" skates commonly used butginstead of agstock f -i the front part of the skate iron, B, is furl Q nished with a standard, G, and fiat basen l plate, G', which may extend nearly across 415l l the bottom of thesole, `I1A;fand"fro1nthey *L front part of this` base plate `projects a` j 1i curved and tapering tongue, @which'fitsj y in a corresponding recess`,`j` a, and overfthe 'i bar or pin, d, in the solefplate, C.` This'at- 80 tachment secures the frontfpart of the runl-` Q1 ner rigidly to the solei ofthelboot and will clear or clean itself ofadheringiceor snow 1 in making the attachment. y 1 The heel portion of t herunner or-` skate 85ml iron, B, has a heel plate, J, fixed to it,\upon f which the heel rests. f JQis alright angular j, portion of this heel platewith a central pro jection, c', which fits intothe corresponding recess of the heel plate, F`,1and in connection 90p` i; with the portion, J', securesythe skateiron against any lateral orf longitudinal "movement when placed thereon, ias "shown 1 Figs. l and 2.` A catch,lL`, is now `attached y a :f1 to a spring plate, M, and: serves to holdthe y of the boot. By withdrawing this latch or M bolt, L, from the heel plate, F, the skate iron t can be readily removedfrom thefoot. @This f latter fastening serves only to keep thefheel 10Q@ portion of the skateiron up against theheel of the boot, and itreceives `very littlefstrain l in usingthe skate. v n, To put on this skate thetongue, e, is` rst `1` .1. inserted into the recess, a, of the sole plate,w C, fiXedto the boot, andlthe heel portionl l, V of the skate iron is pressedupward until the spring catch flies into itshole, `o,"inthe n heelplate, and the skateis securely"fixed` y to the foot. In removing the skates ythelllQ,

I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Uniting the skate iron to the sole `of the boot or shoe essentially in the manner and for the purposes herein stated.

THOMAS SPURR WHITMAN.

Witnesses W. ZUsoH, C. HUGHES. 

